Nick, Jim, and Donny join me to talk about new watches, iPads, AppleOne bundles, and a few other bits and pieces…

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GIVEAWAYS & OFFERS

  • Glenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom Essentials free as well.
  • Steve at Geeks Corner has restarted his podcast which is a 5-15 min show of his thoughts on tech. Also keep an eye on his site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk to watch for regular giveaways.

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Recorded 20th September 2020


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On this week’s show:

NICK RILEY

  • @spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
  • Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots’ Let’s Talk Apple
  • Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube

JAMES ORMISTON

DONNY YANKELLOW

APPLE

  • Which Apple Watch to get: How the cheaper Series 3 and SE compare to the new Series 6 – USA Today
  • Current iPad models compared – Apple
  • Apple releases Safari 14 for macOS Catalina, Mojave users – Apple Insider
  • Developers frustrated at just one day’s notice of iOS, iPadOS and watchOS rollout – 9to5 Mac
  • Restarting your device resets default mail, browser settings in iOS 14 – Apple Insider
  • @stormgarelli’s AppleOne Bundle comparison spreadsheet – Twitter
  • Every iPhone browser you can set as the default in iOS 14 – BGR

TECHNOLOGY

  • Microsoft’s underwater data centre resurfaces after two years – BBC

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

  • Wow this is a bloody top tip via @windrider on how to get directional buttons rather than a swipe pad on the Apple TV remote app on your iOS device…

Image from iOS 2 Essential Apple Podcast 191: Time’s flown by…

NEMO’S HARDWARE STORE

  • Nemo will be back next week with more hardware…

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